DuPont Re-Appoints Ed Breen as CEO in Management Overhaul (1)

DuPont Inc. re-appointed Executive Chairman Ed Breen as chief executive officer, replacing Marc Doyle and its finance chief as the chemical company aims to accelerate an efficiency drive.

Doyle and Chief Financial Officer Jeanmarie Desmond will leave the company, the Wilmington, Delaware-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. Lori Koch, vice president of investor relations and financial planning, will take over as finance chief.

With the switch, Breen further cements his role as DuPont’s principal architect, having overseen its merger with Dow Chemicals two years ago and its subsequent split into three companies. He’s taking full control at ...